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Eagles fall after late Belle Plaine surge

NEW ULM — While New Ulm held a 2-0 lead after five innings of a Big South Conference softball game against Belle Plaine, the Tigers put together a five-run sixth inning and added one more in the seventh to top the Eagles 6-2 on Tuesday. Belle Plaine had just four baserunners across the ...

Blekestad leads Greyhounds past Bulldogs

NEW ULM — Evan Blekestad did it with his arm and with his bat for New Ulm Cathedral Tuesday afternoon in a nonconference baseball game against Lester Prairie at Johnson Park. The junior left-hander pitched six innings of thee-hit baseball and also drove in both Greyhounds runs as Cathedral ...

Area roundup: New Ulm boys tennis downs Farmington

BOYS TENNIS New Ulm 6, Farmington 1 NEW PRAGUE — New Ulm downed Farmington 6-1 on Monday in a prep tennis meet. The event was scheduled as a triangular but the Eagles were unable to finish their meet with New Prague. New Ulm’s lone loss came at No. 1 singles as Riley Watson defeated Charlie Weidman 6-1, 6-3. At No. 2 singles, Dan Brownfield defeated Aiden Harrer 6-2, 6-2, while Isaac Dittmer defeated Noah Batterman 6-1, 4-0 (retire) at No. 3 singles and Griffin Lehne defeated Spencer Corrigan at 6-2, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. At No. 1 doubles, Wyatt Feucht and Thomas Lehne ...

Dave Wilfahrt steps down at Cathedral

NEW ULM — Dave Wilfahrt, who has been the head girls basketball coach at New Ulm Cathedral for the past 12 seasons, has resigned from that position. Wilfahrt cited wanting to be with his family more as the main reason. “Jevan is playing basketball at Gustavus and Shay will be playing volleyball at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls, so it was time,” he said. “Twelve years is good chunk of time, so this will give me some time to watch them a little bit more and do some other things. The coaches in the [Tomahawk-Valley] conference are getting younger, so I think that ...

Beadell zones in, Tigers walk by Firebirds

SPRINGFIELD — While many at Riverside Park kept their eye on the sky for expected storms Monday, Regan Beadell kept her eye on the plate and the Springfield Tigers kept their eye on the ball. Beadell allowed just two hits and three walks from the circle and the Tigers drew 17 walks at the ...